4142026 The ferry ride back to the USA went smooth. It was a beautiful day to sail across the Straits of Juan de Fuca.Great views of the Olympics and warm temperatures. I spent most of my time out in the sunshine walking the main deck.Upon arrival, the line through U.S. Customs took about 15 minutes, but they had me pull over because they wanted to inspect my apples and oranges. So I waited in the drivers seat and didn't make any sudden moves. A long time later, the guard came up and said they only want me to put my fruit on the table, I thought they were going to search my van. So I just gave hime 2 oranges and 2 apples. Then I was free to go.
After a stop at Safeway to stock up groceries, I headed west towards Forks and found a nice quiet
campground, Bear Creek Campground just before the 101 goes south. 16 campsites located along the Sol Duc River. The sites are free as long as you have a Washington Discover Pass. The rain returned shortly after I arrived, but it let up enough to go out and explore down by the river. This campground was the logging site during WWI that provided the wood for the railroad. I noticed a lot of moss on the tree limbs.
On my way out the next day I stopped at the Forks visitor area, famous for have the most rain. I continued down the 101 passed Kalaloch Lodge and South Beach, which was closed. Stopped along the way for some geocaching but It rained pretty much all the way to Oregon where I pulled into Fort Stevens campground. Here is a link to the photos I took.
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